People
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- John Ballbach
John M. Ballbach
Mr. Ballach, former Chairman, President and CEO of VWR International (a CD&R Fund VI investment), became an Operating Advisor to CD&R’s funds in June 2014 and Chairman of Solenis upon the close of Fund IX’s acquisition of the company in July 2014. Mr. Ballbach previously held leadership positions at a range of industrial businesses, including The Valspar Corporation, American Can Company, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
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John Dineen
John Dineen
Mr. Dineen, former CEO of GE Healthcare, was appointed as an Operating Advisor to the CD&R funds in October 2014 and has assumed the Chairman role at Healogics. Mr. Dineen is a 28-year veteran of General Electric. During his time at GE Healthcare, Mr. Dineen operated at the forefront of shaping patient care by providing transformational medical technologies and services.
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Jillian Griffiths
Jillian Griffiths
In March 2015, Ms. Griffiths, a 22-Year veteran of PwC and longstanding advisor to CD&R, joined as Partner and Chief Operating Officer, assuming leadership responsibilities for finance, information technology, human resources, legal and office services operations. As a partner in PwC’s U.S. Deals practice, Ms. Griffiths worked alongside CD&R’s professionals for the past decade on a broad range of the Firm’s transactions, as well as portfolio company assignments.
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Lewis Hay, III
Lewis Hay, III
Mr. Hay, who became an Operating Advisor to the CD&R funds in January 2014, is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy, Inc., one of the nation’s leading electricity-related services companies and the largest renewable energy generator in North America. During his tenure, NextEra more than doubled its operating income, more than tripled its market capitalization, and consistently outperformed the S&P 500 and S&P Utilities Index.
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Ravi Sachdev
Ravi Sachdev
In June 2015, Mr. Sachdev joined CD&R as a Partner. Mr. Sachdev brings to CD&R extensive expertise in healthcare-related strategic advisory, M&A and capital markets, developed over his more than 16 years working with senior healthcare company executives. Most recently, Ravi served as a Managing Director for Healthcare Coverage and Co-Head of Healthcare Services at J.P. Morgan.